Caldera collapse: Perspectives from comparing Galápagos volcanoes, nuclear-test sinks, sandbox models, and volcanoes on Mars

GSA Today

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 4-10

  Howard, Keith A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; COLLAPSE; FAULTING; MAGMA CHAMBER; MARS; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION; SUBSIDENCE; VOLCANO;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS;

EID: 78549255547     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GSATG82A.1     Document Type: Article

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